sync

Sync

Author(s): sven

Ranking: n/a

Speaking Name: Account Sync Service

Rationale: The sync service is responsible for syncing all the accounts from "Settings" - "accounts and sync". A wakelock is held while the sync process is running.

The more items are getting synced and the more often the sync occurs the higher the wakelock time will be.

Potentially the wakelock time is prone to raise in case of bad data connectivity.

Examples of accounts are: twitter, google+, linkedin, google mail

Know actions: Actions to reduce wakelocks:

• Remove any unwanted accounts
• Check the settings and remove any unwated options (contact sync)
• Check the frequency of the sync and see if you really need it as defined

Known conditions of occurence: Under bad data connectivity conditions, with poorly designed Sync providers

Related wakelocks: none

References: A known bug related to gmail: http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=9307